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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of samples completing first (N = 156) and second (N = 45) recalls, and of non-respondents (N = 301)

From: Automated Self-Administered 24-H Dietary Assessment Tool (ASA24) recalls for parent proxy-reporting of children’s intake (> 4 years of age): a feasibility study

Characteristic

Non-respondents

(N = 301)

First recall (N = 156)

Second recall (N = 45)

 Age (years)a, mean (SD)

8.8 (2.9)

8.7 (3.0)

8.9 (2.9)

  4–6 (n, %)

78 (25.9)

45 (28.8)

11 (24.4)

  7–10 (n, %)

138 (45.8)

65 (41.7)

20 (44.4)

  11–15 (n, %)

85 (28.2)

46 (29.5)

14 (31.1)

 Sexa, n (%)

   

  Female

156 (51.8)

67 (43.0)

20 (44.4)

  Male

145 (48.2)

89 (57.1)

25 (55.6)

 Siblingsa, n (%)

   

  0

30 (16.0)

21 (19.4)

7 (24.1)

  1

115 (61.2)

64 (59.3)

16 (55.2)

  2 or more

43 (22.9)

23 (21.3)

6 (20.7)

  Missingb

113

48

16

 Family income, n (%)

   

  Less than $30,000

3 (1.6)

2 (1.9)

1 (3.6)

  $30,000 to $79,999

27 (14.8)

8 (7.5)

3 (10.7)

  $80,000 to $149,999

49 (26.8)

38 (35.5)

10 (35.7)

  $150,000 or more

104 (56.8)

59 (55.1)

14 (50.0)

  Missingb

118

49

17

 BMI z scorea, n (%)

   

  ≤ 1 (normal or underweight)

226 (75.6)

126 (81.8)

34 (75.6)

  > 1 and ≤ 2 (overweight)

46 (15.4)

20 (13.0)

9 (20.0)

  > 2 (obesity)

27 (9.0)

8 (5.2)

2 (4.4)

  Missing

2

2

0

 Maternal ethnicity, n (%)

   

  European

182 (67.9)

104 (73.2)

31 (77.5)

  Asian

46 (17.2)

20 (14.1)

6 (15.0)

  Otherc

40 (14.9)

18 (12.7)

3 (7.5)

  Missing

33

14

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  1. aOf the child (not the parent)
  2. bData on siblings and income were collected from the yearly age-specific questionnaires, which were not yet available for all participants.
  3. cIncludes Arab, African, Latin American, mixed ethnicity, and other